August 7, 2017 Lab Top-10 Microscopy Product Launch

Industry’s First Dedicated Cryo-DualBeam System Automates Preparation of Frozen, Biological Samples

New Thermo Scientific Aquilos FIB/SEM protects sample integrity and enhances productivity for cryo-electron tomography workflow ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 – The new Thermo Scientific Aquilos is the first commercial cryo-DualBeam (focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope) system dedicated to the preparation of frozen, thin lamella samples from biological specimens for high-resolution tomographic imaging in a... Read more

August 7, 2017 Lab Top-10 Microscopy Product Launch

New Quattro Field Emission ESEM Emphasizes Versatility and Ease of Use

Thermo Scientific Quattro ESEM allows materials science researchers to study nanoscale structure in almost any material under a range of environmental conditions ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 — The ability of scientists to study samples at the nanometer scale and in natural conditions and environments is critical to the discovery and development of... Read more

August 7, 2017 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

Thermo Fisher Extends Cash Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of Patheon to Coordinate Offer Timing with Two Remaining Regulatory Approvals

Offer Now Scheduled to Expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on August 28, 2017 WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Thermo Fisher (CN) Luxembourg S.à r.l., has extended the offering period of its previously announced all-cash tender offer to... Read more

August 7, 2017 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces $1.5 Billion Offering of Common Stock

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $1.5 billion of its common stock. Thermo Fisher also intends to grant the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to $225.0 million of additional shares of its common stock. All of the shares in the... Read more

August 4, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Zika Virus Assay

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the company’s new TaqPath Zika Virus Kit. The TaqPath Zika Virus Kit is authorized only for the qualitative detection of RNA from Zika virus and... Read more

August 3, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Product Launch

PerkinElmer Launches Clinical Whole Genome Sequencing Services

PerkinElmer Genetics Provides Complete Genomic Lab Testing Solution WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of PerkinElmer Genetics’ clinical genomics services. Through its integrated laboratories in the U.S., India and China, PerkinElmer offers a global genomic lab testing platform that performs... Read more